SECTION 1. Section Amended. Section 175.02 DEFINITIONS. is amended as follows:
15.
“Bi-attached houses” – See “dwelling, semi-detached.”
17. “Board of Adjustment” means an officially constituted body whose principal duties are to grant
variances from the strict application of the Zoning Code and to grant special exceptions and
conditional use permits as provided by law.
23. “Carport” means a roofed structure providing space for the parking or storage of motor vehicles
and enclosed on not more than three sides. See also “garage.”
30. “Cluster subdivision” means a form of development for single-family residential subdivisions that
permits a reduction in lot area and bulk requirements, provided there is no increase in the number of
lots permitted under a conventional subdivision and the resultant land area is devoted to open
space. See Figure A. See also “planned unit development.”
33. “Conditional use permit” means a permit issued by the authorized board stating that the
conditional use meets all conditions set forth in local ordinances.
See also “special use permit.”
38. “Dish antenna” means any parabolic, spiracle, or other shaped structure used for, or intended to
be used for, reception of satellite transmissions.
45. “Dwelling, semi-detached” means a one-family dwelling attached to one other one-family
dwelling by a common vertical wall, and each dwelling located on a separate lot. See Figure C.
COMMENT: The semi-detached dwelling is part of a two-family structure with the dwelling units side
by side as opposed to one on top of the other. The semi-detached dwelling also could be the end
unit of a townhouse row or a duplex.
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61. “Garage” means a deck, fully enclosed building or structure, or part thereof, used or intended to
be used for the parking and storage of vehicles. See also “carport.”
106. “Nonconforming use” means a lot, structure, land use or activity that does not conform to the
present requirements of the zoning district.
128. “Right-of-way” means (a) a strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication,
prescription or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, crosswalk, trail or
sidewalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, gas or oil pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer
and other similar uses; or (b) generally, the right of one to pass over the property of another.
132. “Semi-attached houses” See “dwelling, single family detached.”
133. “Setback” means the distance between the street right-of-way line and the front line of a
building or any projection thereof, excluding uncovered steps or decks. See Figure H. COMMENT:
Where the setback is narrow, as in an urban area, even steps may be required to be behind the
setback.
137. “special use permit” means a permit issued by the proper governmental authority which must
be acquired before a special exception use can be constructed. See also “conditional use permit.”
144. “Swimming pool” (above and below ground) means a water-filled enclosure, permanently
constructed or portable, having a depth of more than eighteen (18) inches below the level of the
surrounding land, or an above, surface pool having a depth of more than thirty twenty-four (24)
inches designed, used and maintained for swimming and bathing.
SECTION 2. Section Amended Section 175.03 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS;
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP. is amended as follows:
For the purpose of the Zoning Code, the following sixteen fourteen classes of districts are hereby
established within the City as shown on the Official Zoning Map, which, together with all explanatory
matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Zoning Code:
U-1
A-1
R-1
R-2
R-3
R-4
R-5
C-1
C-2
C-3
C-4
C-5
C-6
M-1
M-2
M-3
Conservancy District
Agricultural District
Single-family Low Density Residential District
One-family and Two-family Medium Density Residential District
Multi-family High Density Residential District
Mobile Home Park Residential District
Planned Unit Development
Residential-Commercial District
General Commercial District
Planned Commercial District
Central Business District
Office Park
Commercial / Recreational District
Limited Industrial District
General Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
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SECTION 3. Section Amended
Section Chapter 175.04 RULES FOR INTERPRETATION
OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. is amended as follows:
8. Where district boundaries as shown on the Official Zoning Map split a parcel or do not follow a
parcel boundary, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall interpret the district boundaries based
on the general interpretation of the official zoning map.
SECTION 4. Section Amended
Section Chapter 175.05 APPLICATION OF DISTRICT
REGULATIONS. is amended as follows:
5. Where a proposed land use does not clearly fit under a use identified in the relevant zoning
district as a principal permitted use, permitted conditional use, or permitted accessory use such use
shall be prohibited. The determination as to if a proposed use fits in a particular district shall be
made by the Zoning Administrator. Any appeals to such decision shall be considered by the Board of
Adjustment.